The Pateo do Collegio marks the site where the city was founded in 1554.

The city of São Paulo has its beginnings in a mission established by Jesuits Manuel da Nóbrega,

José de Anchieta and others in the Brazilian hinterland.

In 1979, a museum dedicated to Father José de Anchieta was inaugurated in the Pateo do Collegio. It contains more the 600 items including colonial paintings, altarpieces and sculptures, documents and iconography pertaining Jesuit action in Brazil.

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Graduated in Fine Arts and formerly an arts and music teacher, nowadays I'm a blogger and photographer.
Owner of the blog "Bonjour et Bon Voyage" and its Facebook page, I've been publishing pictures of my travels and artworks as I love editing pictures and creating my own postcards. I have lived in various cultural environments and speak English, French, Italian and Portuguese. At present I am taking German classes.